Glendalough, a photo from Wicklow, South

Photographer's Note

Back in Ireland with a view of the ancient monastic site of Glendalough. If you go to Dublin, this site is definitely worth a visit and is only an hour south of the city in County Wicklow.
Nestled at the bottom of a valley and bordered by two lakes (Gleann Dá Locha "means" The Valley of two lakes ") is a small haven of peace and one understands immediately what attracted Saint Kevin who came to settle in the region to live as a hermit. He was soon joined by devotees and thus was born the village. It would prosper 'til the XIIth century. Beautiful manuscripts were written in Glendalough. Life was prosperous and the monastery soon became a high cultural place.
Today the charm of this city, dominated by its round tower which served as a bell tower and place of retreat in case of attack, is still operating.
If you like walking, if you are a hiker, even a beginner, then you can enjoy the superb climbing up to two lakes located there, the trails are well marked.

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Pablo25 (3186) 2009-06-30 9:05

hello Philippe,
nice shot of this well known place. I like your composition with the river in the foreground and the round tower in the background. Well taken.
regards
Pawel

thor68 (5586) 2009-06-30 9:42

great view of wonderful glendalough! :-) i remember having "fun" with the roundtower when is was there
2 years ago. excellent composition with the view along the creek, the yellow bushes as a line through
the middle of the photo and the nice old buildings perfectly positioned in the upper left.
well done & best wishes, thor.

darek1978 (13361) 2009-06-30 9:49

Hi Philippe,
What a fantastic shot. I've recently been to Glendalough and your photo is a nice reminder. Great POV and unusual composition. Truly this is Ireland if it´s not raining. Well done!
Best regards,
Darek

jhm (211736) 2009-06-30 10:56

Hello Philippe,

Ireland one very nice country for photographers, alot old castles and monasteries can them find on all places.
You show us a very nice panorama view with the river in foreground.
Excellent composition and good presentation, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Fotocop (237) 2009-06-30 14:45

Hello Philippe,
il y a quelque chose de sauvage dans cette image qui est bien different de les images classiques de l'Irlande, avec les collines vertes et les petites maisons solitaires.
Elle me plait beaucoup.
Ciao, Elena

avene (12675) 2009-07-01 7:23

hi Philippe,
may be it's my tired eyes, but I think the image could use some sharpening, it feels a little soft right now. but the composition is great, the shoreline in the foreground and slope of the mountain in the background nicely lead the eye towards the tower, and the yellow bushes add a good colour accent to the scene. nice :)

regards,
Kristine

chawax (20764) 2009-07-01 11:24

Bonsoir Philippe,
Joli point de vue et cadrage impeccable. Un des coins d'Irlande qu'il me reste ŕ faire !
Amicalement,
Olivier

feather (51130) 2009-07-03 14:08

The yellow gorse bushes give testament to the time of year when they brighten up the countryside. Excellent composition of Glendalough, looking across the river and with the building and tower placed on the top left third. Good work
Kath

dta (98848) 2009-07-07 1:25

Bonjour Philippe ,
Un trčs joli point de vue sur ce célčbre lieu , avec une grande part réservée ŕ la nature : ajoncs en fleurs et rivičre tumultueuse . La composition est bien équilibrée . Manque un poil de netteté , je fais un WS .
Amicalement

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gilou530 (34) 2009-07-07 5:10

salut philippe
un endroit plein de charme et comme tu dis pour randonner idéal, cette tour reste insolite dans ce paysage sauvage et verdoyant, un joli POV bien cadré
amitiés
gilbert

Angshu (56760) 2009-07-09 23:21

Bonjour Philippe
These roundtowers seem to be pretty common in Ireland, is it? The composition is well done with the stream in the FG as perspective & lead-in, then the yellow flowers leading us to the monastery. Thought it was a bit soft, but Denis has already attended to it I see. Like this...good work!
Regards
Angshu

pauloog (11751) 2009-07-10 2:26

Hello Philippe,
The nature landscape well captured in natural colours, and serving as the decor to lead the view to the pencil shaped tower. Well composed.
Regards,
Paul